Ikarus 526 Firefighting

The Ikarus 526 was an all-wheel drive car of the Ikarus Body and Vehicle Factory, built on a semi-finished, unroadworthy (transported in a box) chassis based on the D346 of the Csepel Auto Factory. The design of the shape came from László Finta, the designer of Ikarus, and the lead designer of the car was László Verő, a mechanical engineer of the Székesfehérvár factory. The Székesfehérvár factory produced 125 of the vehicle. The car could transport 10 fully equipped firefighters and 2000 liters of extinguishing water. The pressure of the syringe was provided by the MÁVAG centrifugal pump and it could take water from any living water source. ~ 40 different fiberglass polyester elements were mounted on the outside and inside of the body. It did not have power steering, an air brake system and a mechanical parking brake. The 526 was characterized by Its special feature is that it is equipped with a gas jet air bleeder, meaning that the exhaust system is connected to the pump, so the exhaust gas flowing out of the engine can also drag the air remaining in the pump with it.